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Coming to the Indo-Pak war of 1971, besides Raazi was set with the backdrop of the 1971
Hindustan KI Kasam, there was J. Om war. The song ‘Ae Watan’, composed by
Prakash’s 1975 film Aakraman, where two Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy and written by Gulzar,
army officers (Sanjeev Kumar and Rakesh was sung in two versions by Arijit Singh and
Roshan) fell in love with the same girl (Rekha) Sunidhi Chauhan.
when war broke out. Two songs were filmed The Kargil war was best exemplified in
on Rajesh Khanna, who played a soldier Dutta’s 2003 film LOC Kargil, featuring an
disabled in the 1965 war. Both ‘Dekho Veer ensemble cast. Composed by Anu Malik and
Jawaano’ and ‘Fauji Gaya Jab Gaon Mein’ written by Javed Akhtar, the songs ‘Main
were sung by Kishore Kumar, composed by Kahin Bhi Rahoon’, ‘Seemaae Bulaye Tumhe’
Laxmikant-Pyarelal and written by Anand and ‘Ek Saathi Aur Bhi Tha’ brought out
Bakshi. different emotions related to war. Farhan
The huge 1971-based film, Dutta’s Border, Akhtar’s Lakshya (2004), starring Hrithik
was released in 1997. An adaptation of real- Roshan was also set in the backdrop of the
life events that took place during the Battle of Kargil conflict. Composed by Shankar-
Longewala, it was musically best known for Ehsaan-Loy and written by Javed Akhtar,
‘Sandese Aate Hain’, sung by Sonu Nigam ‘Kandhon Se Milte Hain Kandhe’ depicted
and Roopkumar Rathod, composed by Anu Army training exercises. The title track,
Malik and written by Javed Akhtar. The song sung by Shankar Mahadevan, worked as
was known for its depiction of the pain of a motivational number, with lines like,
soldiers and the feeling of staying away from “Lakshya ko har haal mein paana hai ‘’.
families. ‘Hindustan Hindustan’ and ‘Mere Over the past two years, two films Gunjan
Dushman Mere Bhai’ were also notable. Saxena: The Kargil Girl and Shershaah were
Ab Tumhare Hawale Watan Saathiyon inspired by the Kargil War. The former,
(2004) was also set in the Indo-Pak war, based on the life of Air Force pilot Gunjan
and was known for Anu Malik’s title track Saxena, had the songs ‘Bharat Ki Beti’ (Arijit
written by Sameer. The film 1971, released in Singh) and ‘Aasmaan Di Pari’ (Jyoti Nooran),
2007, told the tale of prisoners of war. The with the latter depicting intense training.
song ‘Kaal Ke Antim Palon Tak’ was written They were composed by Amit Trivedi with
by the great Neeraj, sung by Kailash Kher lyrics by Kausar Munir. The recent Amazon
and composed by Akash Sagar Chopra. The Prime release Shershaah was based on Param
song talked about a commitment to fight for Vir Chakra awardee Capt Vikram Batra,
one’s country. In 2018, Meghna Gulzar’s who died during the Kargil War. ‘Jai Hind
Ki Sena’, sung and composed by Vikram
Montrose, and written by Manoj Muntassir,
was a tribute to the Indian Army.
Some of the best war song scenes were
shown in the 2019 film Uri: The Surgical
Strike, based on India’s retaliatory action
against the terrorist attacks in Uri, Jammu
& Kashmir. The film starred Vicky Kaushal,
with music composed by Shashwat Sachdev.
Farhan Akhtar’s Lakshya (2004), starring Hrithik Roshan
was set in the backdrop of the Kargil conflict Most songs had a war backdrop.
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